Matches on TV
| Sunderland's Results | |||
| Sep 13 | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | A |
| Aug 30 | Brentford | 2 - 1 | H |
| Aug 26 | Huddersfield Town | 1 - 1 | H |
| Sunderland's Fixtures | |||
| Sep 21 | Aston Villa | H | |
| Sep 27 | Nottingham Forest | A | |
| Oct 4 | Manchester United | A | |
| Premier League Table | ||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Bournemouth | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Sunderland | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Everton | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Man City | 4 | 4 | 6 |